(Objective-C) SES Send HTML Email

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Sends a simple HTML email to one or more recipients.

See SES SendEmail for more information.

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#import <CkoRest.h>
#import <CkoAuthAws.h>
#import <NSString.h>
#import <CkoXml.h>

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

CkoRest *rest = [[CkoRest alloc] init];

// Connect to the Amazon AWS REST server.
// such as https://email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/
BOOL bTls = YES;
int port = 443;
BOOL bAutoReconnect = YES;
BOOL success = [rest Connect: @"email.us-west-2.amazonaws.com" port: [NSNumber numberWithInt: port] tls: bTls autoReconnect: bAutoReconnect];

// Provide AWS credentials for the REST call.
CkoAuthAws *authAws = [[CkoAuthAws alloc] init];
authAws.AccessKey = @"AWS_ACCESS_KEY";
authAws.SecretKey = @"AWS_SECRET_KEY";
// the region should match our URL above..
authAws.Region = @"us-west-2";
authAws.ServiceName = @"ses";

[rest SetAuthAws: authAws];

[rest AddQueryParam: @"Action" value: @"SendEmail"];

[rest AddQueryParam: @"Message.Body.Html.Data" value: @"<html><body><p>This is a simple <b>HTML Email</b></p></body></html>"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Message.Body.Html.Charset" value: @"utf-8"];

[rest AddQueryParam: @"Message.Subject.Data" value: @"Sample HTML SES email"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Message.Subject.Charset" value: @"utf-8"];

// Add up to 100 TO, CC, and BCC recipients.
// If your SES account is still in the sandbox, you also must verify every recipient email address except for the recipients 
// provided by the Amazon SES mailbox simulator. (See http://docs.aws.amazon.com/ses/latest/DeveloperGuide/mailbox-simulator.html)
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Destination.ToAddresses.member.1" value: @"success@simulator.amazonses.com"];
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
// Please do not test by sending email to Chilkat (Thank You!)
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Destination.CcAddresses.member.1" value: @"support@chilkatsoft.com"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Destination.CcAddresses.member.2" value: @"somebody@yahoo.com"];
[rest AddQueryParam: @"Destination.BccAddresses.member.1" value: @"somebody@gmail.com"];

[rest AddQueryParam: @"Source" value: @"admin@chilkatdownload.com"];

// Because there may be a large amount of data in the query params, use a POST
// where the params are sent in the body of the HTTP Request.
NSString *responseXml = [rest FullRequestFormUrlEncoded: @"POST" uriPath: @"/"];
if (rest.LastMethodSuccess != YES) {
    NSLog(@"%@",rest.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// A successful response will have a status code equal to 200.
if ([rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue] != 200) {
    NSLog(@"%@%d",@"response status code = ",[rest.ResponseStatusCode intValue]);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"response status text = ",rest.ResponseStatusText);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"response header: ",rest.ResponseHeader);
    NSLog(@"%@%@",@"response body: ",responseXml);
    return;
}

// Examine the successful XML response.
CkoXml *xml = [[CkoXml alloc] init];
[xml LoadXml: responseXml];
NSLog(@"%@",[xml GetXml]);

// To get the MessageId
NSLog(@"%@%@",@"MessageId: ",[xml ChilkatPath: @"SendEmailResult|MessageId|*"]);

// A sample successful response:
// <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
// <SendEmailResponse xmlns="http://ses.amazonaws.com/doc/2010-12-01/">
//     <SendEmailResult>
//         <MessageId>010101579081d2c1-043c693f-5a23-4c64-a8c1-66187d3725a0-000000</MessageId>
//     </SendEmailResult>
//     <ResponseMetadata>
//         <RequestId>e2b5b480-8a4e-11e6-85cd-21b1f1f6d432</RequestId>
//     </ResponseMetadata>
// </SendEmailResponse>